Nau (album)

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Nau
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Studio album by
Nau
ReleasedNovember 1986
Recorded1986
Genre Post-punk, alternative rock
Length36:17
Label CBS
Producer Luiz Carlos Maluly
Nau chronology
Nau
(1986)
O Álbum Perdido do Nau
(2018)
Vange Leonel chronology
Nau
(1986)
Vange
(1991)

Nau is the only studio album by Nau, a Brazilian post-punk band formed in 1985 by writer Vange Leonel (vocals), former Zero member Alberto "Beto" Birger (bass), Zique (guitar), and Mauro Sanches (drums, percussion). The album was released in 1986 through CBS Records International. [1] Although it didn't achieve significant commercial success, "Nau" received critical acclaim and garnered attention from renowned singer Cazuza, who became a fan of the band. [2]

Contents

According to former guitarist Zique, by 1989 Nau had begun working on their second album. Eight tracks were recorded for this album, but due to a lack of promotion and the declining appreciation of Brazilian rock during the late 1980s and early 1990s, the album was ultimately scrapped. As a result, the group disbanded shortly thereafter. [2] Additionally, CBS, the label that released their first album, was dissolved the following year after being acquired by Sony. Four of the tracks intended for the unreleased second album were made available for streaming on Zique's now-defunct official website. [3] Under the title O Álbum Perdido do Nau , it would only be released in its entirety on November 9, 2018, four years after the death of vocalist Vange Leonel. [4]

"Nau" is the Portuguese word for carrack.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Bom Sonho" (Good Dream) Vange Leonel 2:10
2."Cálculos Astronômicos" (Astronomic Calculations)Zique3:16
3."Linha Esticada" (Stretched Line)Cilmara Bedaque, Laura Finocchiaro3:03
4."O que Eu Quero É Você" (What I Want Is You)Zique2:28
5."Balada" (Ballad)Zique4:14
6."Diva"Beto Birger, Vange Leonel, Zique2:55
7."Corpo Vadio" (Lazy Body)Vange Leonel, Zique4:08
8."Barcas" (Boats)Beto Birger, Vange Leonel, Zique3:08
9."As Ruas" (The Streets)Vange Leonel, Zique3:45
10."Novos Pesadelos" (New Nightmares)Beto Birger, Mauro Sanches, Rosália Munhoz, Vange Leonel, Zique3:47
11."Nada" (Nothing)Beto Birger, Mauro Sanches, Vange Leonel, Zique3:17

Personnel

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References

  1. Décadas de Som — Nau (in Portuguese)
  2. 1 2 Biography of Nau by former member Zique (in Portuguese)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Morre cantora Vange Leonel aos 51 anos (in Portuguese)